Nigel Winterburn

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Nigel Winterburn

Personal information
Full name	Nigel Winterburn[1]
Date of birth	(1963-12-11) 11 December 1963 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth	Arley, Warwickshire, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1982	Birmingham City	0	(0)
1982–1983	Oxford United	0	(0)
1983–1987	Wimbledon	165	(8)
1987–2000	Arsenal	440	(8)
2000–2003	West Ham United	82	(1)
Total		687	(17)
International career
1986	England U21	1	(0)
1990–1991	England B	3	(0)
1989–1993	England	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nigel Winterburn (born 11 December 1963) is an English retired professional footballer, coach, and current television personality for BT Sport.^[3]

Winterburn played primarily as a left back from 1981 to 2003. He is best known for his role alongside Tony Adams, Steve Bould, Martin Keown, and Lee Dixon, forming a celebrated defensive line for Arsenal in the Premier League and European football during the 1990s. He also played in the top flight for West Ham United and in the Football League for Wimbledon, as well as being contracted to Birmingham City and Oxford United. He earned two caps for England between 1989 and 1993.

During the 2008–09 season, Winterburn briefly joined a part of the coaching staff at Blackburn Rovers under Paul Ince but was subsequently removed from his position and subsequently replaced by Sam Allardyce.